Our Leadership
Kids’ Chance of Nebraska is governed by a group of volunteer directors from a wide variety of organizations throughout the workers compensation industry. Within the organization, various committees exist to raise funds and awareness and to administer scholarship decisions.
Board of Directors
Thomas B. Shires, Partner
President
Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP
1248 O St., Ste. 900
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-475-1075 (W)
tshires@BaylorEvnen.com
Shawn Wills
Treasurer & Past President
Omaha, NE 68114
402-290-8662 (M)
shawn.wills@medicalservicequotes.com
Anne Arnolde
Werner Enterprises
14507 Frontier Road
Omaha, NE 68138
Anne.Arnolde@werner.com
Aaron Brown
Aaron Brown Injury Law
14707 California St Suite 9
Omaha, NE 68154
402-932-7555 (W)
aaron@aaronbrowninjurylaw.com
Joseph Dowding
Past-President
Dowding, Dowding, Dowding & Urbom
201 N 8th Street, Suite 242
Lincoln, NE 68510-3103
402-477-1010
jdlaw23@aol.com
Eric Fitch
Scholarship Committee
Paradigm Outcomes
12305 Read Street
Omaha, NE 68142
925-677-4766 (W)
402-677-9252 (M)
eric.fitch@paradigmcorp.com
Duana Freeman
Scholarship Committee
UNICO
1128 Lincoln Mall, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-434-7200 (W)
dfreeman@unicogroup.com
Jay Gates, CPCU, ARM, AIC
Arthur J. Gallagher
10050 Regency Cir. #300
Omaha, NE 68114
402-829-1114 (W)
jay_gates@ajg.com
Renee Ginal MBA, CPCU, AU-M
FNIC – Trusted Insurance Advisors
14010 FNB Parkway | Suite 300
Omaha | NE | 68154
402-861-7053 (W)
402-861-7357 (M)
Renee.Ginal@fnicgroup.com
Scott Holbrook
Paulsen, Inc.
1116 East HWY 30
P.O. Box 17
Cozad, NE 69130
308-325-1344 (M)
Sholbrook@paulseninc.com
Dallas Jones
Past President, Outreach Committee
Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit & Witt. LLP
1248 O Street, Suite 600
Lincoln, NE 68508-1499
402-458-2109 (W)
djones@baylorevnen.com
Cheri Lenhoff
Scholarship Committee Chair
Risk Administration Services (RAS)
5542 NW Fairway Drive
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-304-5434
cheri.lenhoff@rascompanies.com
Cadrien Livingston
Past President, Past Scholarship Recipient
Joyful Acres
Hubbard, NE 68701
402-300-0987
cadi8811@gmail.com
Blake Maaske
Dowding, Dowding, Dowding & Urbom
201 N 8th Street, Suite 242
Lincoln, NE 68510-3103
Blake@dowdinglaw.com
Jeff Magee, CIC, MBA, RWCS
Past President
SFM Mutual Insurance Company
3500 American Blvd. W Suite 700
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-838-4289 (W)
jeff.magee@sfmic.com
Rod Rehm
Rehm, Bennett & Moore
2520 Ridge Road
Lincoln, NE 68512
402-875-5696 (W)
402-430-9502 (M)
rodrehm@rehmlaw.com
Chris Smith
Past President
CIC, Lincoln Branch Manager
201 N 8th Street, Suite 242
Lincoln, NE 68510-3103
402-861-7147 (W)
402-290-0627 (M)
Chris.Smith@fnicgroup.com
Karen Stricklett
Scholarship Committee
Stricklett & Associates
14710 W Dodge Road, Suite 201
Omaha, NE 68154
800-354-0519 x 13 (W)
402-493-8686 (M)
kstricklett@stricklett.com
Laureen Van Norman
Scholarship Chair
Workers’ Compensation Judge (retired)
402-450-9596
vannorman.laureen@gmail.com
William Vodvarka
Claims Operations Manager
Markel – Claims
13815 FNB Parkway, Suite 601
Omaha, NE 68154-5287
888-500-3344 ext 271437 (W)
402-202-6559 (C)
William.Vodvarka@markel.com